Question follow-through · 25940

Cancer: Children and Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to deliver age-appropriate (a) care and (b) settings for teenagers and young adults with cancer.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
22 Jan 2025
Target answer date
24 Jan 2025
Answer
28 Jan 2025 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 22 Jan 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to deliver age-appropriate (a) care and (b) settings for teenagers and young adults with cancer.

  2. 24 Jan 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 28 Jan 2025

    Answer published

    The Department is committed to improving outcomes and patient experience for teenagers and young adults with cancer. We recognise that cancer in teenagers and young people is different to cancer in adults and children, and so age-appropriate care is neces...

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